Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei

Prof. Heckelei is one of the Managing Directors of EuroCARE GmbH. Since 2003, he has been a professor at the University of Bonn (Germany) and the holder of the chair for Economic and Agricultural Policy. Mr. Heckelei is an experienced researcher in the area of agricultural sector modelling. Among other previous activities in agricultural policy analysis, he was a leading member of the co-ordinating team responsible for the regionalised agricultural information system for Europe (CAPRI). He is an expert in quantitative methods and demonstrated his capabilities through various scientific publications and conference contributions.

Fields of Work

Analysis of agricultural and environmental policies

Agricultural sector and trade modelling

Bayesian and applied econometrics

Work Experience

Academic Education

2002

Habilitation in Economic/Agricultural Policy and Econometrics, University of Bonn

1995

Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics (minor in Economics), Washington State University

1991

Diploma in Agricultural Sciences, University of Bonn

1990

M.A. in Agricultural Economics, Washington State University

Academic Employments

08/2003 - today

Professor for Economic and Agricultural Policy, Institute for Food and Resource Economics (ILR), University of Bonn

02/2002 - 07/2003

Assistant Professor at IMPACT Center/ Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Washington State University